† ornithotomistn.
Obsolete.
A person who dissects birds or studies the anatomy of birds.
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ornithotomist1848
1848 R. Owen On Archetype & Homologies Vertebr. Skeleton i. 1 The ornithotomist described, in the same irrelative manner, the ‘ossa humoidea’, ‘ossa communicantia’, [etc.].
1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 41/2 To harmonize the views of ornithotomists with those taken by the ornithologists who only study the exterior.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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